I became interested in handmade knives in the early 70's and joined the Knifemakers Guild in 1976. Over the years I have made just about every type of knife from daggers to folders. My design philosophy is to produce clean, restrained, flowing designs accentuated by engraving and gold work. I am the sole author of all of my work including engraving and gold inlay. Currently I am working only on folder designs and attend only one show the "Art Knife Invitational" (Oct. 2001) and at present I am not accepting orders. My other interest is a '90 FXR Harley. I will be happy to correspond with any makers or collectors who have questions about my work, knives, design philosophy or Harleys.
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Dagger All steel construction, all fittings are of hot blued 1018 steel. The relief engraving has been given a French gray finish and all of the gold is 24K. The gold is flush inlaid except for the center of the guard which is in relief. The blade is double flat ground and the steel is a laminated stainless which was made in Japan. The core of the steel is ATS-34, it was given to me by the Japanese maker Akihisa Kawasaki. The blade is about 10 inches in length. |
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Bowie All steel construction with a 440C blade and 1018 fittings. The 9 inch blade is flat ground and hand finished. The guard is has a raised gold leaf design, this same design runs completely around the tang of the knife on top and bottom. The relief engraving on the handle has been given a French gray finish. The fittings have all been hot blued. |
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Engraved Folder The engraved folder has an ATS-34 blade and a 416 stainless handle. The handle has been relief engraved and the three stripes are done in 24K gold. |
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Hunter The hunter has an ATS-34 blade which has been hand finished. The bolsters are from 416 stainless and the handle is cocobolo. The bolsters have been relief engraved and have a gold border. |
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E-mail:
fcarter@wf.quik.com